Comment 108868

By arienc (registered) | Posted February 07, 2015 at 13:46:43 in reply to Comment 108841

The vehicle licensing system costs about $30 per driver to administer, so at $12 it would be 100% destined to require extra taxpayer funding to run a licensing system for bicycles. And that takes into account the economies of scale of having over 8 million people using the system. Even if a bike license cost the same as a car license it would lose money.

And how is this fair? If I drive my car 6000 km a year and my bike 6,000 km a year, I have to pay double the licensing cost compared to someone who drives 12,000 km a year? Forget it - I'll just take the car instead and add to your traffic. Great way to encourage a mode of travel that has enormous payback to every taxpayer, whether they bike or not.

I understand the feeling that "cars have to be licensed to ride on the roads, so why not bikes" but really no one wins from the idea of licensing bikes.

"First they built the road, then they built the town. That's why we're still driving around and around, and all we see. Are kids in buses. Longing to be free." - Wasted Hours, The Arcade Fire

Permalink | Context

Events Calendar

There are no upcoming events right now.
Why not post one?

Recent Articles

Article Archives

Blog Archives

Site Tools

Feeds